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Patented Feb. 2 7, 1934 y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE nErosrroaYApplication October 21, 1932. Serial No. 638,908

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This invention relatesto depositories, and more particularly relates todepositories for money and other valuables, notably bank deposits; andto depositories of, the type in which the receiving aperture is in onelocation, for instance on the outsideofa bank building so that adepositmay be made by a person standing on the adjacent sidewalk, andthe safe-storage compartment into which the deposits fall is in anotherlocation, such as inside the building, for safe keeping pending removaland proper disposition by authorized employees of the bank.

During the last few years depositories of this type have come into quiteextensive use. 'I'he usual practice is for tne depositor to place thedeposit in an envelope, preferably also enclosing a properly iilled outdeposit slip and his bank book, to seal the envelope and then drop itinto the depository. At appropriate times an authorized employee of thebank withdraws the accumulated deposits from the terminal compartment.Proper records and entries are then made of the deposits, the depositsare handled in accordance with banking practice, the proper bank booksbeing returned to the several depositors.

Obviously these depositories must safeguard the deposits againstburglary and fire, yet must permit the deposits to be made conveniently.`Also possible confusion of deposits and their loss after deposit mustbe avoided. Depositors are apt to feel `timid about using suchdepositories and are apt to refuse to do so unless they feel sure theirdeposits are adequately protected against loss and that the depositswill be prop- Confusion of deposits and failure to credit them to theproper accounts would be very apt to occur in the event the deposit didnot carry any or suicient identication, such as would happen in theevent the depositcr failed to enclose a properly filled out' depositslip, bank book, or other identifying token, and no identication wasafilxed tothe deposit otherwise. the failure to credit a deposit to theproper account might also occur in the event the deposit `wassurreptitiously removed from the safe compart'ment/and no indisputable'record or evidence existed of the deposit having been madenVAccordingly, the principal object of my invention is to provide adepository so organized and constituted that the depositors will have nohesitancy or fear of using it, and to provide a depository which notonly protects the deposits against burglary and re Ibut one which alsopositively insures clear. positive and individual- 4which is highlyeiiicient in operation,. attractive 'I'he loss of va deposit and-identication of each deposit, and a clear and `positive-record made ofeach deposit placed in thedepository, to the end that depositors willfeell assured their deposits will be properly credited to their accountsand will' not be confused oo or lost.

A further object of this invention is to provide a depository soconstituted and organizedl as not only to place a definite andindividual identication mark directly on each deposit, 05

preferably on the deposit envelope, placed in the which avoids thepossibility of confusing or duplicating identification inarks beingplaced on different deposits, and a depository'which is safeguardedagainst the issuance of improperly identitled receipts andfthe issuanceof receipts at im.

proper times, and one which is thoroughly safeguarded againstunauthorized removal of deposits.

Another object of this invention is to provide a depository of thecharacter described, and one which permits deposits to bemadeconveniently but which discourages the introduction of for-- eignmatter; and a depository permitting convenient withdrawal of deposits byproperly authorized oicials f the bank.V

A further object of this invention is to provide a depository of' the'character described in appearance and set-up, of reasonably simple andinexpensive construction, and one so constructed as to allow convenientaccess by authorized persons to the interior parts for replacement andrepair. e

Other objects of this invention will be obvious and 'in part pointed outhereinafter.

In accordance with this invention the receiving -face of thedepositoryis not only provided with a receiving slot, but also has an`aperture through which the depository discharges a receipt ormemorandum for the depositar to take and keep to show that the deposithas been made. 'I'he receiving slot preferably is covered by 'a normallylocked door requiring the insertion of a suitable token or coin inasuitable 7slot to unlock it, thus discouraging e introduction of foreignmatter into the depository. The depository has means for guiding eachdeposit dropped y night.

i partment, such as a safe-cabinet, `or bank vault.

Means are provided whereby the .door for the receiving slot controls thepassage of the deposit through the depository and also controls mechianism which clearly and positively places on each deposit anidentification individual to it, for instance, an individual serialnumber, the date, by year, month, and day, and the time of day or Thedepository is` also provided with means set in operation by the physicaldeposit inpassing through the depository for issuing and discharging areceipt through the receipt aperture, the receipt preferably bearing thesame serial number as that given the deposit,` and also, if desired, thedate by year, month, and day, and the time of day or night. Thus eachdeposit is insured of having a positive and definite identification,even though the depositor fails to include any identification with thedeposit, and the depositor and the bank officials will be able, by meansof the receipt issued by the depository, to trace improperly crediteddeposits; and in case any deposit isl lost or is surreptitiouslyremoved, the receipt will show that the particular deposit was actuallymade.

Further improvements and advantages, together with a more detaileddescription of one possible construction of a depository embodying thisinvention, will be brought out more fully hereinafter, and to this endattention is hereby directed to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this application, and illustrating certain possible-embodimentsof this invention, and in which:

Fig. 1 vis a side elevation, mostly in section, of a depositoryembodying my invention, installed in the wall of a building, and showinga portion* of the sidewalk outside and also a portion of the floorinside the building.

Fig. 2 is a. front elevation of the upper part of the installation,certain parts being shown broken away, others in section, and others bybroken lines in order to more clearly show certain parts.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a fragment of the installation at the topof the safe storage cabinet and showing the anti-theft gate.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged front elevation of the receiving slot door,certain adjacentparts being indicated by broken lines.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view through the receivlng door and adjacentparts, the closed position of the door and the position of the stampingmechanism being shown in broken lines.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a detail and is Vtaken on theline 6-6 of Fig.- 4.

Fig. '7 is an enlarged perspective view of a detail of the constructionincluding the barrier at the stamping mechanism, this stamping unitbeing indicated by broken lines.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of a detail of the gateloperating means.

Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the electrical coin lock-box in position,the depository w'all being `anism within the coin lock-box, the walls ofthe box being shown in section.

Fig. 12 is an enlarged section through the coin chute and shows the cointrip.

Fig. 13 is anenlarged perspective view of the Same.

Fig. 14 isa side elevation of the pivoted switch plate and its actuatingfinger.

Fig. 15 is an isometric view of some of the parts within the lock-boxand including the door locking dog and the operating solenoid.

Fig. 16 is a perspective view of the locking dog.

Fig. 17 is a sectional view of a fragment of the structure adjacent thelocking dog.'

Fig. 18 is a front elevation, partly in section', of the bracket onwhich the receiving slot door is hinged.

Fig. 19 is a sectional view of the door and bracket assembly inposition.

Fig. 20 is a rear elevation of the circuit closing means for the receiptmechanism.

Fig. 21 is a sectional view of the same.

Fig. 22 is a longitudinal sectional view of the mercury switch.

Fig. 23 is a transverse sectional view of the same.

Fig. 24 is a perspective view of the switch actuating plate.

` Fig. 25 is a perspective view of a bearing and block such as is usedfor mounting the swinging plate and the mercury switch;

Fig. 26 is an isometric view of a portion of the receipt unit drivingand controlling mechanism.

Fig, 27 is the wiring diagram of the same; and

Fig. 28 (Sheet 2) is a side view ,of the barrier at the stamping unit.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views of the drawings.

In Fig. 1 of the'drawings the wall 1 of the building is shown in itsrelation to the sidewalk 2 outside and also in its relation to theinterior oor 3 of the building, and the manner in which any commonlyused burglar-proof receptacle 4 is provided, set in the wall, togetherwith a door 5 for obtaining access to same from within `the bankbuilding, and anopening through the top of the body 6 of the chest 4 forallowing the passage into the chest, of deposits coming through a steelchute 7 leading to the chest aperture. Withdrawal of deposits throughthe chest aperture is prevented by a steel plate 8 xed on an angleto thetop of the chest at one side of the aperture co-acting with a pluralityof light metallic fingers 9 which swing 'on a. hinge' fastened to thetop of the chest on the opposite side-of the aperture and rest againstthe edge of plate 8. A deposit coming through the aperture pushesfingers 9 aside freely, and falls into the chest without obstruction,and when .the deposit has passed the fingers, they close against the`plate 8 again by gravity to prevent withdrawal of any deposits out ofthe receptacle through the chute '1.

The installation shown in the drawings includes a large steel cabinet orbox 10 having ahorizontal partition 11 in the center and metal doors 12and 13 at the front, hinged to swing outwardly and equipped with keylocks, 29. and 30, to allow access by authorized persons to themechanism in the box. No mechanism-is mounted on doors 12 or 13 so thatwhen unlocked they are `clear to be opened. Box 10 is set into thebuilding wall and is held in place by an architrave 15.

A portion of door 12 is cut away to accommodate a small door 14 which issupported on hinge pins '71 carried on a plate 16 fastened by screws '73to an angle iron '14 attached by screws 75 to the top of the box 10.Whenclosed, door 14 covers an aperture in plate 16 through whichdeposits are inserted into the depository, and this receiving slot isonly accessible when door 14 is open.'

However, doors 12'and 13 may be opened without disturbing the door 14.

' A coin controlled locking mechanism normally .maintains door 14 lockedin closed position so trated by a coin slide 48 extending from a coin.

slot 26 provided in the door 12 adjacent the door 14. Slide 48 deliversthe coin intoI a chute 52 which conducts the coin into the safe-storagechest 4. i

A- clogging lever 50, pivoted on a shaft 66 held I in thecas'e by andbetween ,one wall 47 and a lug 68 fixed to the opposite wall, has an endprotruding through an aperture in the front of case 27, and is so'weighted that this end is normally disposed immediately behind the doorportion 34 so that the door 14 cannot be opened until the clogging leveris first moved out of the way. When a solenoid 63, mounted in a case 27,is energized it attracts an arm 64 of magnetic material fixed to dog arm50 and swings the projecting end of dog down from behind portion 34 ofdoor 14, thus releasing the `door so that it may be opened.

The circuit for the solenoid includes two conductors connected toopposite poles. of a suitable source of power, one conductor leading tothe solenoid and the other conductor 61' leading to one terminal ofamercury switch 56 which is secured, as by a clip 60, to a plate 61,pivoted on one lower corner on a pin secured to the lock case. The otherterminal is lconneciedto the other side of the power supply by aconductor 62'. The mercury switch has both terminals at the same end ofits tube. p

Plate `61 is normally held elevated', so that mercury switch will beheld tilted into open posil tion, by means of an upright lever 56 whichhas its lower endv pivoted on a bracket secured to the base of the lockcase and bears near its upper end against a pin 58 xed to an uppercorner of plate 61. Abutting the upper end of lever 56, to hold itupright, is a detent finger 49 which is secured to a pin 53 rotatablysupported in one wall of the coin trough 48, and has a trip fingerextension 49 extending over the trough wall and into the coin trough soas to be engaged and raised by a coin passing down the'trough, therebyalso disengaging detent 49 upwardly from lever 56. An oifset weight 57is secured to lever 56 to draw it inwardly when released,-thus allowingplate 61 to rock into a position in which the mercury in the switch 59will bridge the switch terminal and closethe circuitthrough thesolenoid, thus causing the solenoid to attract the door detent arm 64and to move the, locking dog 50 out of ,clogging relation to the door,so that.the door f may be opened.

To relock door 14 there is Iprovided a. relooking lever 51 pivotedintermediate its ends on shaft 66 and having an end protruding throughthe lock case aperture and extending under and held down by door portion34, and having a cam tailpiece at its-other end adapted toengage behinda. pin 68 fixed to lever .56. When door 14 is opened itsportion 34swings off of lever 51, and then-a ten-` sion spring 69, stretchedbetween thelever and the bottom of the lock case, rocks lever 51 toraiseits projecting end and to press down its cam tailpiece up on pin68, camming lever 56 into upright position; whereupon detent 49 falls bygravity behind the top of lever 56- and holds it upright. As 'lever 56raises, its engagement against pin-58 of the switch plate'61 tilts theswitch plate and the mercury switch thereon so that this switch willopen and break the circuit to the solenoid, allowing dog 50 tov resumedoor-locking position. Lever 50 yields when door portion 34 passes overit as the door closes, andas soon as the door is fully closed dog "50engages behind portion 434 and holds the door c1osed,.the bottom ofportion 34 holding lever 5I tilted so not to interfere with lever 56.

A commonly used stamping mechanism unit 18, v

such, for instance, as is manufactured by Instograph Co., of Oakland,California, is housed in' the upper compartment of box 10, and a chute-17 leads from the deposit slot 16 to the inclinedstamping passage of thestamp'ng unit. A swinging barrier 19 closes the lower end of thestamping passage to stop an article in the passage in position to bestamped.

The stamping mechanism is adapted to be a'c.

tuated once each time a switch, mounted on the stamping unit.. casing,is closed. This switch includes a spring terminal nger 38', normallyspaced from a stationary terminal 39', and having pivoted' thereon akick finger 38 disposed in the path of a plate 35 secured by screws 36;to the bottom edge .of door portion 34 and insulated therefrom by fibre37, and so arranged that as door 14 opens plate 35 will merely kick thefinger 38 upwardly without closing terminal finger 38 against terminal39', and without closing the cir- A cuit of the stamping mechanismbut'so arranged that as the door 14 is closed, the engagement of plate35 with the kick finger 38 closes the spring nger 38 upon the terminal39 and the circuit r is closed to set the 'stamping mechanism intooperation, so that the deposit envelope halted by barrier 19 will bestamped. It is understood that the circuit of the stamping mechanismissuitably connected to a suitable source of current Aand properlyincludes the switch referred to.

T he barrier 19 consists of a. plate hinged on pins. supported inbrackets 43 secured to stamping unit case 18 and has an extension 39pivotally supporting a pin 45 carrying a block 40. A rod 20 secured atone end to a block 31 pivotally hung on pins 32 carried on the doorportion 34, extends slidably through a perforation in block 40, and

has two blocks,'41 and 42 fixed thereto on opposite sides of block 40 insuch positions that when door 14 is shut block 42 holds the block 40displaced so that barrier 19 is open and articles may slide out of thestamping passage freely. When door 14 opens blocl'42 retreats from block40 and barrier 19 closes by gravity, and when door 14 is fully openblock 41 abuts block 40 and holds barrier 19 closed, thus preventing theimpact or weight of any article delivered into the stamping passage frombrushing the barrier aside and leaving' the passage before, beingstamped by the stamping mechanism.

Articles passing barrier 19 enter a slide 21 andv the barrier plate 19has depending lingers 44' which enter slots 44 at'the head of slide 21to prevent thin' articles passing under the barrier.

Slide 21 discharges into a funnel 22 which in turn discharges into chute7 leading to'chest 4. An article passing through chute 7 strikes androtates a plate 23 disposed in the chute and normally held in positionto be so engaged and de-V by' plate 23 and the plate resumes elevatedposiy ings and blocks such as 94 and 87, is a rotating mercury switch89, housed in a fibre casing v having metal end walls carrying trunnionpins 83 which are joumaled in the bearings 94. y This mercury switch isof the type'having a central transverse wall or portion 91 provided withan eccentrically disposed aperture 92, with mercury on both sides ofthis wall and with the terminals at opposite ends of the tube. When thetube is rotated to take the aperture 92 below the level of the mercurythe switch is closed quickly by the mercury on opposite sides of thepartition 91 meeting through aperture 92,and the circuit is quicklybrokenwhen the tube is rotated to place the aperture 92 above the levelof the mercury in the tube.

Mercury switch 89 is rotated by means of mesh ing gears 82 and 84, onemounted on aI pin 88 ilxed to plate 23 and the other on a pin 83 fixedto the switch housing. Plate 23 carries a weight 84 at its rear end sothat the plate will normally be held in horizontal position by gravity.In this position of plate 23 the mercury switch is open, but when anarticle depresses plate 23, mercury switch is rotated into closedposition, opening again, however, as soon as the article has passedtion.

The more or less'briei closing of the mercury switch, however, issuflicient to set into operation a commonly used receipt issuingmechanism, housed inthe lower compartment of box 10, to

issue a single receipt through a receipt aperture v and into a coveredtray 25 provided in door 13 on the face plate o1' the depository.

The momentary closing of the rotating mercury switch closes a circuit toa motor 97. supported on the bottom of box 10, which drives the receiptissuing mechanism as well as mechanism for maintaining the current untila single receipt has been issued, and then cutting oil the current andpositively stopping the motor. 'Ihe drive shaft of the motor has a gear112 engaging a pinion 101 carried on a side shaft 102, pinion 101meshing with agear103 fixed to a shaft 113 supported by'two brackets 9 8and 99 fixed on the bottom wall of box 10.` Also ilxed to shaft 113 is awheel 105 having a single notch and a cam wheel 109 having a recess. Theupset end of one arm of a bell crank lever 106, mounted on a bracket 107within box 10,` engages in the notch oi wheel 105 to limit rotation ofshaft 113. Lever 106 may be rocked to disengage the wheel 105 by neansof a solenoid 108 mounted in a bracket secured to the partition 11 dadapted, when energized, to attract the otrrarm Voi.' lever' 108.

The periphery of cam wh l 109 engages a pivoted lever 110 having aswitch terminal, and holds this lever in such position that its terminalis in contact with a terminal of a stationary switch arm 111, untillever 110 falls into the recess in wheel 109. whereupon the switchterminals separate. At the same time locking lever engages in the notchof wheel 105 and prevents further ro tation.

As shown in Fig. 27, the motor circuit and the solenoid circuit are madeas soon as the mercury switch rotated by plate 23 closes. Thereafter themotor circuit and the solenoid circuit, are held closed by wheel 109pressing the switch arms 110 and 111 together until they open by reasonof switch arm 110 entering the recess in wheel 109. *whereupon thesolenoid-circuit is broken and the stop lever 106 engages in thenotch inwheel 105 and the entire mechanism isstopped. Meanwhile the motor willhave driven the receipt'issuing mechanism to issue a single receipt.

As will be readily apparentfrom the above, a depository embodying myinvention permits a person to safeguard his money or valuable papers, orthe like any time after oillcial banking hours when no official .is athand or available to receive the deposit. Such deposits may also be madeduring business hours without obliging the depositor to enter thebuilding or to wait for 'a person in the bank to be available to receivethe deposit personally.

When the depository is used, 'the depositor preferably `encloses hisdeposit, together with a properly nlled out deposit slip and his bankbook, in a suitable sealed envelope, goes to the depository, drops theproper coin into the coin slot to unlock the door masking the depositslot, then opens this door and drops the deposit envelope through thedeposit slot, closes or releases the door and takes away the receiptthat is automatically issued and projected into the receipt tray.

As soon as door 14 is fully closed it automati. cally becomes relockedand cannot be opened again until another proper coin has been droppedinto the coin slot and is unlocked thereby.

So long as the deposit door 14 is open it holds the' barrier 19 down tohold the deposit envelope in position to be stamped, and as the doorcloses it actuates the stamping mechanism to stamp the envelope asuilicient length oi' time before opening the barrier to insure clearand positive stamping of the deposit envelope. The barrier is raisedwhendoor 14 becomes fully closed, and the deposit envelope then goesdown slide 2l and drops through funnel 22 and chute 7 into thesafe-storage chest 4, meanwhile rotating 'plate 23 in chute 7 to set thereceipt issuing mechanism in opera-tion to issue a single receipt. Atproper times the accumulated deposits are removedI by authorized personsfrom the chest 4 and are dealt with according to the establishedpractice.

It will be noted that both the stamping mechanism and the receiptissuing mechanism is controlled by the door 14, specifically the closingmovement thereof, since the door in closing. closes the stamping unitswitch to set this in operation and also sets in motion the depositenvelope to start the receipt issuing mechanism. Allthe depositor needdo is to open the door 14 and. drop his deposit, into the receivingslot. As door -14 is self-closing. everything else is automatic. Allldeposits are fully Protected at all avoided, and lost deposits ordeposits credited to a wrong account easily-and positively traced bymeans ot the issued receipts. The depository is attractive in appearanceandthe interior parts .are readily accessible `for replacementandrepair. Other advantages and improvements are' self-evident andvstill others will be readily apparent to those familiar with this art.

However, as many changes could be made in the above construction, and asmany widely di!- Laramiey ferent embodiments of this invention could bemade without departing from the scope thereof,

` it is understood that all matter contained in the the combination witha member providing a reabove description or shown in the accompanying' 5drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limitingsense.

What I claim isz'- 1. In a depository of the character described havinga receiving aperture and a door therefor, in combination, -a device forstamping -a deposited object, operating Ameans therefor, a device forhalting a deposited object in positiqn to be stamped by the stampingdevice, a device for issuing a receipt, driving means therefor includinga control member movably positioned to be displaced by a depositedobject to start the driving means, and means associated with the doorwhereby movement of the door from lopen to closed position sets thestamping mechanism in operation, and then actuates the halting device torelease the deposited object to start the driving means. `2. In adepository of the character described having a receiving, aperture and adoor therefor, in combination, a device for stamping a deposited object,operating means therefor, a device for halting a deposited object inposition to be stamped by the stamping device, a device for issuing areceipt, driving means therefor including a control member movablypositioned to be displaced by a deposited object to start the drivingmeans, means associated with the door whereby movement of the door fromopen to closed position sets the stamping mechanism in operation, andthenactuates the halting device to release the deposited object to startthe driving means, and means for restoring said control member to itsnormal position after having been displaced by a deposited article. Y.

3. In a depository of the character described, the combination with amember providing a receiving slot, a door normally masking the slot, asafe-storage compartment, stamping mechaf nism, and means for guiding adeposit from the receiving slot through the stamping mechanism and intothe safe-storage compartment, of means controlled by the door foractuating the stamping mechanism to stamp a deposit disposed therein,and means actuated by the door to hold a deposit in position to bestamped and to release the deposit after being stamped.

4. In a depository of the character described, the combination with amember'providing a. re-

ceiving slot, a-door normally masking the slot, aA safe-storage chest,stamping mechanism, and

means for guiding a deposit from the receiving slot through the stampingmechanism and into the chest, of co-,acting means associated with thedoor and stamping mechanism whereby movement of the door from open toclosed position actuates the stamping mechanism to stamp a depositdisposed therein.

5. In a depository of the character described,

ceiving slot, a door normally masking the slot, a safe-storage chest,stamping mechanism, and means'for guiding a deposit from the receivingslot through the stamping mechanism and into the chest, of co-actingmeans associated with the door and stamping mechanism whereby movementof the door from open to closed position actuates the stamping mechanismto stamp Ya deposit disposed therein, a barrier for holding a deposit inthe stamping mechanism to be stamped thereby, and means associated withthe barrier and the door whereby movement of the door from open -toclosed position raises the bar rier to free the deposit after theldeposit has been stamped.

6, In adepository the combination with a member providing a receivingslot, a. door normally masking the slot, a safe-storage chest, stampingmechanism, and

means for guiding a deposit from the receiving' slot' throughthestamping mechanism and into the chest, of co-acting means associatedwith the door and stamping mechanism whereby movement of the door fromopen to closed position aclof the character y described,

ing the deposit in position to be stamped by the stamping mechanism.

7. In a depository of, the characterdescribed having a deposit-receivingslot, in combination, a stamping unit having a passage therethrough andadapted to stamp an object disposed in said pas" sage, a chute leadingfrom the deposit-receiving slot to lsaid passage, a movable barrier atthe 'exit end of said passage ada ted to trap an obopen the barrier toallow the stamped object to pass by, a safe-storagev chest, chute meansproviding a passage for an object from the stamping unit intothe chest;a gate so positioned in, said passage as to be deflected by an objecttraversing said passage, a receipt issuing unit, operating meanstherefor, and control means associated with said .operating means andwith said gate whereby deflection of' said gate by an object traversingsaid passage setsv the receipt issuing unit in operation to issue areceipt.

8. In a depository of the character described having a receivingaperture and a door therefor, in combination, a device for 'stamping adeposited object, operating means therefor, a device for halting adeposited object in position to be stampedgby the stamping device, adevice for issuing a receipt, driving means therefor includ- L .ing acontrol member -movably positioned to be displaced by a deposited objectto start the driving means, means associated with the door wherebymovement of the door from open to closed po-I sition sets the stampingmechanism in operation,

and then actuates the halting device to release the deposited object ltostart the driving means, and a coin lock associated with the door'preventing opening thereof except after proper'operation of the coinlock. A

9. In a depository ofthe character described having a receiving apertureand a door therefor, in combination, a device for stamping a depositedobject, operating means therefor, a device for halting a, depositedobject in position to be stamped by-the` stamping device, a` device forissuing areceipt, driving means therefor vincluding a control membermovably positioned to be displaced by a deposited object to start thedriving means, means associated with the door whereby movement oi thedoor from open to closedposition sets the stamping mechanism inoperation, and then actuates the halting device to release the depositedobject to start the driving means, a coin lock associated with the doorpreventing opening thereof except after proper operation of the coinlock, and means associated with the door and coin lock for automaticallyresetting the lock into locking relation to the door each time the dooris closed.

10. In a depository of the character described, the combination with amember providing a re: ceiving slot. a door normally masking the slot, asafe-storage compartment, stamping mechanism, and means for guiding adeposit from the receiving slot through the stamping mechanism and intothe safe-storage compartment, of means controlled by the door foractuating the stamping mechanism to stamp adeposit disposed therein, andmeans actuated by the door to hold a deposit in position to be stampedand to release the deposit after being stamped, receipt issuingmechanism and actuating means therefor responsive to the passage oi adeposit through said deposit guiding means to set the receipt issuingmechanism in operation. v

11. In a depository o1' the characterl described, the combination with amember providing a receiving slot, a door normally masking the slot, a

safe-storage compartment, stamping mechanism, f

and means for guiding a deposit from the receiving slot through thestamping mechanism and into the safe-storage compartment, of meanscontrolled by the door i'or actuating the stamping mechanism to stamp adeposit disposed therein, means actuated by the door to yh old a depositin position to be stamped and to release the deposit after beingstamped, receipt issuing mechanism and actuating means thereforresponsive to the passage of a deposit through said deposit guidingmeans to set the receipt issuing mechanism in operation, and means forautomatically limiting each operation of said receipt issuing mechanismto the issuance oi' a single receipt.

12. In a depository ofthe character described, in combination, membersdening a passageway for a deposited article, a device for stamping anobject halted at a predetermined location in said passageway, a barrierassociated with the passageway for halting the object at said location,

a receipt issuing device, means, including a member associated with thepassageway in position to be engaged by an object passing along apredetermined portion of said passageway, for setting the receiptissuing device into operation to issue a receipt, and means, including adoor at the entrancevto said passageway and associated with saidstamping device and said barrier, controlling the closing and opening ofthe barrier and the actuation of the stamping device. l y

JOHN J. MURTAUGH. Jn.

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